Trend of the Popularity of Margaret as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 2,436 female babies that were named Margaret in the US, which was 0.15% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Margaret peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1990 with a count of 3,372 babies, which was 0.18% of the total female babies born in the US in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Margaret, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Margaret.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Margaret in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Margaret in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Margaret from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Margaret as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	2859	0.17
1981	2792	0.17
1982	2998	0.18
1983	2944	0.18
1984	3033	0.18
1985	3072	0.18
1986	3084	0.18
1987	3146	0.18
1988	3139	0.18
1989	3285	0.18
1990	3372	0.18
1991	3195	0.17
1992	3244	0.18
1993	3167	0.18
1994	3105	0.17
1995	3221	0.18
1996	3103	0.18
1997	2967	0.17
1998	2962	0.17
1999	2958	0.17
2000	3122	0.17
2001	2896	0.16
2002	2678	0.15
2003	2625	0.14
2004	2436	0.13
2005	2312	0.13
2006	2188	0.12
2007	2029	0.11
2008	1865	0.10
2009	1768	0.10
2010	1702	0.10
2011	1699	0.10
2012	1780	0.10
2013	1774	0.10
2014	1951	0.11
2015	2110	0.12
2016	2217	0.13
2017	2255	0.13
2018	2334	0.14
2019	2214	0.13
2020	2196	0.14
2021	2245	0.14
2022	2199	0.13
2023	2085	0.13
2024	2316	0.14
2025	2436	0.15